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In reply to the discussion: No Amateurs as Democratic Presidential Candidates, Please! [View all]getagrip_already
(14,757 posts)72. that would be a ticket to trumps second term.....
If he tries, we need to move him off the road asap. Sure, he can try, we are a democracy, but we don't have to be stupid.
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Maybe there should be a test that must be passed to run for national offices.
olegramps
Jan 2018
#138
I don't have the article at hand, but the ability of the average citizen to pass was dismal.
olegramps
Jan 2018
#335
Agreed, someone who served as a governor and as a legislator-state as well as congress.
TexasProgresive
Jan 2018
#2
Ahhh...her name hasn't been mentioned but it seems we're talking about Oprah Winfrey, right?
brush
Jan 2018
#231
I read it. With Winfrey we're not talking dotard, or even Reagan. She has actual intelligence.
brush
Jan 2018
#252
I stand that being successful in business and charismatic is not a replacement
TexasProgresive
Jan 2018
#255
Any new president now with our divided political climate will encounter opposition.
brush
Jan 2018
#265
Ike had the experience of being a top general who dealt with the government.
TexasProgresive
Jan 2018
#270
That would be nice. I'd be happy with a Dem pres. with just the House, or the Senate.
brush
Jan 2018
#278
Unfortunately, anyone who runs on a platform of competence is pretty much guaranteed to lose.
Girard442
Jan 2018
#3
Picture this: Leonard and Penny from the Big Bang Theory are running in a primary.
Girard442
Jan 2018
#51
Fuck TV. We've had enough TV & movie star incompetents in the Presidency! : eyes : . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2018
#53
If the D's rise to the challenge in the fall, quite a few people will become visible as possibles.
Girard442
Jan 2018
#26
"It's not a popularity contest" - right, it's an electoral college contest. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jan 2018
#35
You are saying then that no Democratic Governor who has given tax incentives to major business
pnwmom
Jan 2018
#261
I like him, too. But he doesn't have the "oomph" yet. He'd be a GREAT running mate for Oprah, though
calimary
Jan 2018
#111
And, who understands how government works as opposed to the idiot in office. Also, reading,
RKP5637
Jan 2018
#10
If Oprah ran I think she would win the Democratic nomination in 2020 easily.
Sharpshooter007
Jan 2018
#39
So you'll want to go rogue and make sure that we DON'T stand together and therefore
calimary
Jan 2018
#134
What skeletons? Really? There are none that she has not publicly acknowledged
Thekaspervote
Jan 2018
#162
Me too!! She is smart savvy and would surround herself with only the best leaders
Thekaspervote
Jan 2018
#160
If Oprah actually wants to give being POTUS a go, then she should work in government in congress
xor
Jan 2018
#193
Nope. She'd have a more conventional politician as a running mate. Probably male.
calimary
Jan 2018
#105
Well, we all have our own priorities and preferences. President Tom Steyer sounds good to me. (eom)
StevieM
Jan 2018
#46
While the president needs good counsel they need clear vision in order to lead.
TexasProgresive
Jan 2018
#253
It's an irresponsible Republican pattern to push incompetent celebrities into important
tblue37
Jan 2018
#58
Fuck it. She's got TREMENDOUS appeal, power and clout with the public, class, and DEEP pockets.
calimary
Jan 2018
#76
I'd rather he catch and learn on the road than never get a chance behind the wheel. n/t
musicblind
Jan 2018
#197
Obama was already in politics, and he gave that speech at the Dem convention.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2018
#120
"That's a lot different from a tv personality giving a speech at a show biz awards ceremony."
3catwoman3
Jan 2018
#241
Very well said! I agree with you and also appreciate Mineral Mans's oriignal post and your
justhanginon
Jan 2018
#177
If she's the strongest candidate we can come up with, we are in deep kimchee.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2018
#112
But if we win with a candidate who doesn't know how to do the job,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2018
#228
If you despair at where you are you not likely make it to where you want to go
nolabels
Jan 2018
#192
Clinton spent more money in Michigan than Obama did in 2012. That goes for Pennsylvania too.
StevieM
Jan 2018
#331
The next time Harvard-Harris does their "popularity poll" I hope the include....
George II
Jan 2018
#179
Maybe the problem isnt the politicians, but the government and politics themselves.
MadDAsHell
Jan 2018
#239
What if people don't want politicians anymore? There is a perception filter to overcome.
Vilis Veritas
Jan 2018
#256
I agree, never said anything else. I am merely trying to point out that the other side
Vilis Veritas
Jan 2018
#282
President Obama also understood celebrity and star power. He used his charisma to win the nation.
Vilis Veritas
Jan 2018
#291
How is questioning the wisdom of electing to the presidency a tv personality
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2018
#315
It was an excellent speech, and brava to Oprah for delivering it.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2018
#317
While I believe that she would make a good president under normal circumstances,
Nac Mac Feegle
Jan 2018
#305
Personality is the number one characteristic, according to the American Voter.
Firebrand Gary
Jan 2018
#308
A little bit of an "R" but the worst President of the 19th century was succeeded by an obscure...
NNadir
Jan 2018
#320
I think what we really need is stronger ideology because that's where we fall short time and again
bucolic_frolic
Jan 2018
#324
I would like to see all those names mentioned as 2018s Congress, Senators & state Governors this yr
Sunlei
Jan 2018
#326
Very few people actually want to be a public servant in this Gov. Most are out for personal agenda.
Sunlei
Jan 2018
#328
Exactly! There are other ways to make a difference but DO NOT get in the way
Dem_4_Life
Jan 2018
#330